[Drake] Drake TR-3 in need...

[Mark Vreeland]

Greetings to everyone on this list. I have been lurking in the backround for quite a while now and I need to get some help with my TR-3. I purchased this from a local ham here in Pennsylvania when I originally passed my Technician test in January 06. I used it to listen and become familiar with hf for quite some time. Recently I upgraded and passed my General Exam and would now like to get the TR-3 working in transmit. So I borrowed a dummy load from fellow ham and tuned up on 10 meters. Only I then discovered that apparently the transmit/receive relay was not closing properly so I actually got very little output from the unit. I have the relay out of the rig and have inspected it only to discover that the contacts have apparently been played with and bent so that the relay will not properly actuate the contacts.
   
  I believe I have seen posts here in the past relating to replacement relays that would work with this rig. So my question is what can you tell me would be a suitable replacement relay for this and who might have some stock available to order? Any help would be very appreciated and would make me very happy to get the rig in working order again. Thanks in advance for any help available!
   
  Mark  KB3NCJ
  Lancaster, PA